The Argolic Gulf (), also known as the Gulf of Argolis, is a

gulf A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodie ...

of the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

off the east coast of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. It is about 50 km long and 30 km wide. Its main port is

Nafplio Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...

, at its northwestern end. At the entrance to the gulf is the island

Spetses Spetses ( el, Σπέτσες, grc, Πιτυούσσα "Pityussa", Arvanitika: Πετσε̱) is an upscale affluent island in Attica, Greece. It is included as one of the Saronic Islands. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolis ...

. This gulf and its islands are sometimes combined with the

Saronic Gulf The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Co ...

and

Saronic Islands The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland. The main inhabited islands of this group are Salamis, Aegina, Agistri, and Poros. The ...

, with the result called the

Argo-Saronic Gulf Argo-Saronic Gulf ( el, Αργοσαρωνικός Κόλπος) is a term sometimes used to combine the adjacent Saronic Gulf and Argolic Gulf of Greece. It contains the Argo-Saronic Islands. Gulfs of Greece Gulfs of the Aegean Sea Saronic Gulf ...

and the

Argo-Saronic Islands The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland. The main inhabited islands of this group are Salamis, Aegina, Agistri, and Poros. The i ...

. It is surrounded by two regional units:

Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...

to the southwest and

Argolis Argolis or Argolida ( el, Αργολίδα , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tri ...

to the north and east. The river Inachos drains into the Argolic Gulf near

Nea Kios Nea Kios ( el, Νέα Κίος), is a small town and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. Th ...

. The main islands in the gulf are Psili,

Plateia Plateia or Platia (''πλατεία'') is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding. In traditional societies like villages and provincial commu ...

and Bourtzi, a small island with a Venetian fortress that protects the port of Nafplio. The surrounding mountains protect it from the strong summer Meltemi wind. The main towns that lie around the gulf are, from southwest to east: *

Tyros Tyre (; ar, صور, translit=Ṣūr; phn, 𐤑𐤓, translit=Ṣūr, Greek ''Tyros'', Τύρος) is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, though in medieval times for some centuries by just a tiny pop ...

* Paralio Astros * Myloi *

* Tolo or Tolon, on Tolo Bay *

Porto Cheli Porto Heli ( el, Πόρτο Χέλι, also ''Porto Cheli'') is a summer resort town in the municipality of Ermionida in the southeastern part of Argolis, Greece. It is situated on a bay of the Argolic Gulf, 6 km south of Kranidi and 40 km ...

Gallery

File:Zatoka Argolidzka - Tolo.jpg, Argolic Gulf - view from Tolo File:Tolo1.jpg, The island and Apostolou Church File:Tolo2.jpg, Argolic Gulf File:Nafplio1.jpg, View of the Argolic Gulf from the

Palamidi Palamidi ( el, Παλαμήδι) is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their sec ...

File:Nafplio2.jpg, Argolic Gulf - view from Nafplion File:Nafplio3.jpg, Bourtzi Tower File:Μπούρτζι 7758.jpg, View of Nafplion, Bourtzi and Argolic Gulf File:Argolic gulf.JPG, Sailboat on the Argolic Gulf near the harbour of Nafplio File:Argolic Gulf.jpg, View of the Argolic Gulf from the

fortress in

, Greece

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* {{Authority control Gulfs of Greece Gulfs of the Aegean Sea Landforms of Argolis Landforms of Peloponnese (region) Landforms of Arcadia, Peloponnese Landforms of Islands (regional unit) Landforms of Attica